Mattijs Diepraam of 8W penned this in-depth look at the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34, one of the most crowd-pleasing race cars ever built. Note: This is an excerpt from a larger story, one that focuses on the history of six-wheeled cars in Formula 1. (Yes, there are more. That story can be found here. A childhood dream in action. Ironically, with Avon manufacturing new front tires for the P34, it was given a new lease of life through the efforts of Simon Bull. Precisely twenty years after it was forced into retirement the Antiques Roadshow clock and watch expert took delivery of a 1977-spec P34 raced by Ronnie Peterson. Since 1996 Bull had been the enthusiastic entrant of an ex-Stewart Tyrrell 005, having become acquainted to Derek Gardner during his time as the owner of the March 712M that gave his loyal racer Martin Stretton the 1994 Historic European Formula Two title.

Avon has been making high quality tyres since 1904, tyres that fit all sorts of cars, motorbikes, vans and trailers. On two wheels as well as four. Avon Tyres made its first motorcycle tyre in 1911 and has a rich heritage of Isle of Man TT victories on both two and three wheels as well as other motorcycling championships. Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Barry Sheene have used and won on Avon tyres. Avon motorcycle tyres contain a number of advanced technological features, which have been developed and tested over many years.

Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) is the nickname of an unidentified Chinese man who stood in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989, the morning after the Chinese military had suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests by force.

Mars Red Sky, Myramyd 19. Avon, Six Wheeled Action Man Tank 7″ 20. Wretch, Bastards Born. I wasn’t sure if it was fair to include Hollow Leg’s Murder or not since it wound up getting paired with a special release of their latest album, but figured screw it, dudes do good work and no one’s likely to yell about their inclusion here. Mars Red Sky only released Myramyd on vinyl - no CD, no digital - and I never got one, but heard a private stream at one point and dug that enough to include them here anyway.